"We endeavor to instill in the public a lifetime appreciation of the arts and enthusiasm for creative practice."
Capturing the timeless realm of the American 'stereotype' in a rare collison of photography, painting and sculpture.
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Boo Ritson depicts characters and still lifes drawn from her own imagined narratives merged with borrowed Americana. For each piece she paints her subject in a thick emulsion and then has the scene photographed while the paint is still wet.
The resulting image sits somewhere between painting, sculpture, performance and photography. Ritson has always located her work in an American cultural context and has been fascinated by the process and the history of painting.
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Boo Ritson depicts characters and still lifes drawn from her own imagined narratives merged with borrowed Americana. For each piece she paints her subject in a thick emulsion and then has the scene photographed while the paint is still wet.
The resulting image sits somewhere between painting, sculpture, performance and photography. Ritson has always located her work in an American cultural context and has been fascinated by the process and the history of painting.
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Boo Ritson depicts characters and still lifes drawn from her own imagined narratives merged with borrowed Americana. For each piece she paints her subject in a thick emulsion and then has the scene photographed while the paint is still wet.
The resulting image sits somewhere between painting, sculpture, performance and photography. Ritson has always located her work in an American cultural context and has been fascinated by the process and the history of painting.
About
Marfa Contemporary is the first regional extension of Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, an Oklahoma City-based nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging creative expression in all its forms through education and exhibitions.
Exhibitions at Marfa Contemporary will be free to the public year-round and feature recent works by regional, national and international artists. Classes and workshops for children and adults will also be offered throughout the year at minimal cost.
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100 East San Antonio St.
Marfa, TX 79843
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Marfa, TX 79843
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